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Skateboarding => Travel Guide => Topic started by: whiteley on September 04, 2009, 03:35:22 PM
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We've got quick a little Boston spots article to snack on for the weekend, with Kevin Coakley, Jack Sabback, Paul Shier, Lee Berman and more.
http://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1508&Itemid=27 (http://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1508&Itemid=27)
Monday we'll start our One In A Million onslaught, so get ready!
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great layout, love every photo and sequence. kevin coakley's style is fantastic, sabback is fucking proper and exciting to watch, and I'd love it if someone could somehow make bro's sequence into an avatar for me!
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good shit white-boy.
can i call you white-boy?
edit: the boneless into the brick bank was nuts.
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
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nice!
some waterfront spots would've been cool or the hospital banks =)
i think ya should head out to western MA and get Ahlee and his homies to take ya around before the snow is knee deep for 6 months, or hit New Bedford with the solstice bros.....
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
you must be a diet raw kid then
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nice!
hit New Bedford with the solstice bros.....
Word. We got some shit.
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great! I like these short but sweet features. cool group of dudes too. any shier and sabback is always a treat.
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i'm going to boston later this month. will i skate? fuck no. but i'll probably drink a shitload, so somebody get in touch.
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nice!
some waterfront spots would've been cool or the hospital banks =)
i think ya should head out to western MA and get Ahlee and his homies to take ya around before the snow is knee deep for 6 months, or hit New Bedford with the solstice bros.....
Springfield and Hartford are both shit tons of fun to skate.
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Boston_1768.jpg
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
why?
and i'm going to boston later this month. will i skate? fuck no. but i'll probably drink a shitload, so somebody get in touch.
why?
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
why?
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i'm going to boston later this month. will i skate? fuck no. but i'll probably drink a shitload, so somebody get in touch.
why?
a) because i'm not going alone.
b) i've got lots of sight seeing to do.
c) i've got an expo to attend, sadly this isn't purely a pleasure trip.
d) girlfriend
e) i don't have any weed
f) i don't want to embarrass myself
etc etc etc
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you must be a diet raw kid then
;D ;D ;D
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
boston is seriously the fuckin laguna beach of skateboarding. AQ after 5 bro.
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I've been really wanting to come check out the northeast corner of the usa... and this just didn't help any.
FFFFUUUUUUUUU
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I've been really wanting to come check out the northeast corner of the usa... and this just didn't help any.
FFFFUUUUUUUUU
good, leave us alone.
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jack sabback's so fucking good
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
i have never, and will never, set forth in aquarium with a skateboard
i'll sit in the car, skate around alone, or take the train home, but i wont skate there
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Shier.
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yay east coast things
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Third spot is gnarly in real life.
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I've always appreciated the "AQ After 5" shirts because I know that above all other times to not go there, After 5 is the time to really avoid it because of the asshole wiggers whom generally tend to inhabit it. Also the spot just sucks and I avoid it like the plague in general. Fork is way right on this one.
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yeah, i can attest to the douchebaggery at aq. shit sucks.
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Yeah it seems like everyone thats ever at AQ has a chip on their shoulder.
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i dont know why everyone expects everyone be friendly to others, as its a requirement.
we are from the northeast.
and sometimes people are just quiet.
and i never had a problem going to aqaurium, been skating there since 2001 and haven't had any problems.
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Boston_1768.jpg
cool, its a picture of the harbor and AQ in the front. Whats your point? the aquarium is fun
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i dont know why everyone expects everyone be friendly to others, as its a requirement.
we are from the northeast.
and sometimes people are just quiet.
and i never had a problem going to aqaurium, been skating there since 2001 and haven't had any problems.
I don't know why everyone posts about Boston skaters being rude or whatever. When some friends and I went on a skate trip to Boston last summer, locals were all friendly, gave us directions to spots/information, and often went out of their way to show us places to skate. Even the Boston residents who didn't skate seemed friendly, some of the most relaxed security at spots; we never got kicked out without the guard telling us what time we could go back and skate, without us even asking. FUCK YEAH BOSTON!
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
i'll sit in the car, skate around alone, or take the train home, but i wont skate there
i think you pretty much summed it up for yourself. if you live in boston and never skated the AQ your opinion pretty much isnt worth shit. iv been skating there for over a decade and no new wave of high school kids is gonna make my feel unwelcome. iv slept there, hooked up with chicks, drank, done homework, ate, pissed, shit, made best friends, seen friends propose to wifes, and skated countless days and nights. once all these kids are gone AQ will still be there. and fuck that after 5 bull shit. bring the blond lady with the dog an iced coffee and its aq whenever i want.
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aquarium rules. boston rules. met one dude there that was a dick though - he worked at dunkin donuts and didn't put enough sugar in my coffee. fuck him for not measuring up to my standards!
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I'm from Boston and I very much dislike the fact that these people and photos are associated with the Boston skate scene.
why?
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i'm going to boston later this month. will i skate? fuck no. but i'll probably drink a shitload, so somebody get in touch.
why?
a) because i'm not going alone.
b) i've got lots of sight seeing to do.
c) i've got an expo to attend, sadly this isn't purely a pleasure trip.
d) girlfriend
e) i don't have any weed
f) i don't want to embarrass myself
etc etc etc
explanation valid. and aq does suck, but kudos to anyone who can ride away from the manual pad.
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you guys are all fags
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you guys are all fags
so what does that make you, the insecure bi-curious frat boy that posts on a forum full of "fags"?
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boston is chill, got mad family out there and its always fun going skating in the city, sick pics
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you already come out? ill be in boston this weekend. ill probably be with coaks and berms
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eggs > AQ
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neither > eggs or AQ
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hey bostonians, is that spot Heaven still around?
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heaven the spot in hartford ct that goes over rout 84 is still around for sure ( anthony shetler skates it in vicious cycle), heavens in boston located at the base of the prudential center the spot pat steiner 5-0'd to fakie in static 2 is gone.
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^the one in boston is the one i skated. bummer it's gone, i was really into that spot the few times i got to skate there. thanks for the info though!
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it's been gone for a few years now sadly. i never got to skate it, but it looked really fun
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why is your username boston when you haven't even skated that spot?
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Its more than a feeling, when I hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling)
I begin dreaming (more than a feeling)
till I see marianne walk away
I see my marianne walkin away
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Bump.
I'm going to Boston for the weekend. Leaving in two hours.
Anyone have any good tips for spots/watering holes/treats?
I know my way around pretty well, but haven't skated downtown in a few years.
Is the aquarium where kids in raver pants go to skate flatground?
Copley?
I remember Underground Snowboards, but that shit's been dead for years, huh?
If it's too cold I'll just drink a coupla Ha'poons, guy.
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Go to the Orchard shop www.orchardshop.com (http://www.orchardshop.com) and they'll help you out.
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Go to the Orchard shop www.orchardshop.com (http://www.orchardshop.com) and they'll help you out.
Item #1 on my list. Thanks.
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Any of the cats that work there will help you out.
But if you meet a geezer named Jad, hide your llamas. He'll touch them.
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Noted.
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you could go to nashua street park, which is by the river right off the science park t stop, lots of ledges
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hope nobody minds the bump, I figured it beats starting a new topic..
anybody got any mellow spots in the davis square/somerville/tufts/medford area? im just getting back into skating fully after a few years of laziness and Id love some ledges, banks, or nice flat ground to get used to skating again. is there also seriously not a skatepark in boston?
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skate trip to Boston planned for mid August.. stoked.. travelling from atlanta with a small crew - mostly bowl/park skaters but ill be hitting the streets - fuck yeh. skate trip!
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alright! im in boston. anyone got any good ideas fo shit we should hit up while we are here? apparently we are going to hit up some parks tomorrow and i know they are gonna be half assed - id like to get some street skating in or something interesting. if anyone has any thoughts post em. word. stoked to be here. staying in roxbury near the zoo
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Girl is gonna be spending the whole day with an old college friend while i'm in Boston. There has to be someone up for a sesh.
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Girl is gonna be spending the whole day with an old college friend while i'm in Boston. There has to be someone up for a sesh.
is Koston gonna be there? cant wait for the instagram posts. anyway - the girl team spending a day with an old college friend? something sounds a little faggy about that haha..
so yeh - boston has basically zero decent parks - go to hyde park if you are ever there - holy shit that place is depressing. i saw some good street stuff but was too busy getting drunk. orchard has a nice mini ramp.. yup.
that being said - boston is a really cool town - plan on going back soon
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Girl is gonna be spending the whole day with an old college friend while i'm in Boston. There has to be someone up for a sesh.
is Koston gonna be there? cant wait for the instagram posts. anyway - the girl team spending a day with an old college friend? something sounds a little faggy about that haha..
so yeh - boston has basically zero decent parks - go to hyde park if you are ever there - holy shit that place is depressing. i saw some good street stuff but was too busy getting drunk. orchard has a nice mini ramp.. yup.
that being said - boston is a really cool town - plan on going back soon
Girlfriend not girl. My bad. Yeah I here that Boston is almost parkless. How is the downtown area though?
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hahaha - i knew that sounded strange. more my bad than your bad there lol.
there are some spots around town and downtown - though a lot of knobbed stuff as far as ledges go.. you just gotta look around youll find some stuff
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I'm going to be in downtown boston tomorrow, plan on swinging by orchard and just looking for spots, the only one I'm aware of is the little marble plaza across from the aquarium t stop, whats the bust factor in boston, and are the cops trying to snatch boards and whatnot?
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Alright friends, Resurrecting this thread.
Any suggestions for tourist spots to hit while in Boston? Planning on hitting eggs but looking for other ideas as well.
Appreciate y'all.
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Alright friends, Resurrecting this thread.
Any suggestions for tourist spots to hit while in Boston? Planning on hitting eggs but looking for other ideas as well.
Appreciate y'all.
Not sure if you already went/I haven't lived in boston for a few years, but spots to check out:
Aquarium (long wharf pier close to the aquarium). Ground sucks but its an OG spot.
Ruggles Courts near Ruggles T stop
China Courts where Orchard has a bunch of ramps/boxes
Acorns (Riverside Press Park)
Jackson Mann School in Allston
Tootsie Roll ledge (State St and Village St in Cambridge)
Lynch Skatepark
Skating around the greenway by aquarium is fun
Lincoln Skatepark and Morse Kelley Playground in Somerville
There's a few other new parks around too - fancy lad park in Jamaica Plain, they redid the Hyde Park skatepark, and there's another new one in Allston I'm sure you can find by googling
Wonderland T stop in Revere is fun
Northeastern University has a bump to bar and a bunch of stairs at the library
Thomas Edison school has a fun manny pad/ledges
Copley is gone now, but you can skate around there and find ledges. There's also a yellow up barrier/ledge near the highway entrance on the backside of the library.
Windows (if unknobbed - pearl and franklin st)
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bumping boston to ask what are the best or goto dry spots/parking garages etc. around?
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bumping boston to ask what are the best or goto dry spots/parking garages etc. around?
There are some good ones outside of the city, but they are well-guarded and well-kept secrets. That said, the Prudential Garage (e.g. at Prudential Mall / Copley Sq.) is well known. But, you could be there for 60 seconds before a bust, or quite awhile. Roll of the dice.